Garment-hanger fixture.



GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

GAEMENT-HANGEE FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A110. 27, 1918.

Application filed December 26, 1914. Serial No. 879,033.

To all w/Lom t may conce-rn:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY THE-mr, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of IVisconsin,have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment- Hanger Fixtures,of which the following is a description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hanger fixtures.

Modern wardrobe trunks are usually provided with garment hangers whichare slidably supported at their opposite ends upon tracks. Otherwardrobe trunks are pro- .'vided with garment hangers of the ordinarytype having medial hooks which engage a single track provided in thetrunk. In dwelling houses or other places of abode the wardrobe closetsare usually provided with ordinary clothes hooks which are-fastened tothe side walls of the rooms. These clothes hooks while suitable forsupporting one or two of the last mentioned garment hangers are notadapted to support a considerable number of the said hangers, nor arethey adapted to support any of the hangers in the same manner that theyare held while in the trunk. The `ordinary clothes hooks are also notadapted to support'garment hangers of the modern type which have supportengaging hooks at their opposite ends.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a garmenthanger xture which may be secured to one of the side walls of a closetor to the inner side of the door thereof, and which is adapted tosupport the different kinds of hangers lbefore mentioned in the samemanner in which they are supported in a wardrobe trunk so that trunkhangers with garments draped thereon may be transferred from the trunkto the closet fixture without disarranging the garments.

A further object of the inventionis to pro fide a garment hanger fixturehaving portions which may be permanently fastened to asupport, and whichportionsare adapted to serve as ordinary garment hanger hooks and toalso hold garment hanger tracks upon which a plurality of garmenthangers may bek supported.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger fixturein which the removable track portions may be easily releasably attachedand locked to the permanently fastened bracket portion in a simplemanner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger fixturewhich is of reversible type so that the xtures may be used in pairswithout requiring right and left handed parts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger fixturein which parts thereof may be easily adjusted to accommodate garmenthangers of varying lengths.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide a garment hanger fixturewhich is of simple construction, is strong and durable and is welladapted for the purpose de scribed.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of theimproved garment hanger fixture and its parts and combinations as setforth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof. v

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure 1 is atop view of a pair of the improved fixtures positioned `tosupport the modern type of wardrobe hangers, and showing some of thesaid hangers mounted thereon.;

Fig. 2 is a transversesectional view there-Y of taken on line 2-2 ofFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and iFig. 4. is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4?-4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the 'drawing the numeral 8 indicates a support, 9 theimproved garment hanger fixture mounted thereon and 10 modern garmenthangers supported thereon. The fixture comprises bracket members 11 andtrack members 12 which are removably attached to the said brackets andupon which the garment hangers are supported.

Each bracket member 11 is stamped from heavy sheet or plate metal andconsists of a'body portion 13 having a depending loop portion k14e, anupper hook portion 15 and side ear portions 16. The ear portions 16 areperforated to receive screws 17 for attaching the member permanently toa support, and the upper hook portion 15 serves as a clothes hookadapted to support garments in the ordinary' manner. The dependingportion 14 is bent upwardly and over upon the body portion to form anelongated the bracket.

eyed or slotted part 19 extending transversely, horizontally, of themember and parallel with respect to the face thereof. Rivets 20 passingthrough the bent over portion and body part of the brackets serve tosecurely bind the upper part ol the eyed portion to the body part oi themember to form a rigid structure.

Each track member 1F. consists of tivo riveted together elongated piecesof flat metal Q1 and having their inner end portions bent at rightangles to form inner attaching portions and 94, the inner portion 23 ofwhich is adapted to extend through and snugly lit into the elongated eye19 oit the bracket member 11.

The right angular attaching portion is spaced from the :mgularportion asufficient distance to permit the outer part 19 of the eyed portion 19oit the bracket to just pass betiveen the tivo angular portions Q3 and2.1: and form a close engagement therewith and thus firmly bind thetrack to the bracket.

A spring locking member riveted tothe angular portion 2-1: projectsoutwardly therefrom longitudinally beyond the end of said angularportion i211 and is provided with a bolt member which extendstransversely across the end of said angular portion into lockingengagement with the side edge of 'the outer part 19 ot the eyed portion19 and thus securely lock the track to The end Q6 oli the bolt member 2Gis beveled ol'll as indicated and the end portion 251 or' the angularportion is also beveled and co-acts with kthe beveledr end of the boltin forming an easy entrance for the outer part 19" ot the elongated eyedportion 19 in attaching the track to the bracket. The treed end 25 ofthe spring is curved outwardly to form a convenient linger grip 'forrnilocking the track from the bracket.

The outer end of the track is provided with a stop 27 formed by bendingthe longer outer end portion of the part '21 of the track at rightangles over the outer end of the part 22 a sulicient distance to serveas a stop to prevent. garment hanger supported thereon from accidentallyslipping olif the end of the tracks. A

Thilo only one ot they fixtures has been described in detail it is to beunderstood that the fixture may be used singly tor ordinary garmenthangers having central hooks or used in pairs for garment hangers of themodern type which are provided with track engaging hooks on theiropposite ends asindicated in Fig. 1. In this gure of the drawing theinner angular ends of the tracks are shown as extending toward eachother and the track portions projecting` from the opposite outer sideedges of the brackets. This positioning of the parts `provides for tancebetween the two tracks Will be further shortened and the tracks Willaccommodate still shorter garment hangers.

The invention contemplates the use of the brackets generally in hotelsand private dwelling houses so that persons traveling from place toplace may use the brackets as ordinary clothes hooks or may supportgarment hangers ou tracks attached to the brackets. The brackets arealso adapted to receive and hold removable garment hanger tracks (notshown) used in many of the mode-rn trunks so that the said tracks may beeasily transferred and used.

F rom the toregoii j: descriptioirit vvill be seen that the garmenthanger fixture is Well adapted tor universal use in that it will supportgarment hangers ot various kinds and .vill also serve every purpose towhich the, ordinary clothes hook is adapted.

That I claim as my invention is:

1. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adapted tobeconnected to a support, a garment hanger supporting track memberslidably, horizontally, removably connected to the bracket member, andmeans locking the two members together.

2. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adapted to beconnected to a support and having an elongated eyed portion, and agarment hanger supporting track member having a ixed attaching portionwhich extends horizontally through the eye of the eyed portion.

3. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a. bracket'member adapted to beconnected to a. support and having an elongated eyed portion, a garmenthanger supporting track member having a fixed angularly horizontallyprojecting attaching portion which horizontally enters the eye of thebracket member, and means locking the tivo members together.

1. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adapted to beconnected to a support and having an elongated eyed portion, and agarment hanger supporting track member having a iixed angularlyhorizontally projecting attaching portion which horizontally enters theeye of the eyed portion and also having another xed angular projectingportion which engages one side portion ot' the eye of the bracket.

5. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adaptedto beconnected to a support and having an elongated eyed portion, a garmenthanger supporting track member having a horizontally extending angularlyprojecting attaching portion Which enters the eye of the eyed portionand also having anothei1 horizontally extending fixed angular projectingportion Which engages one side portion of the eye of the bracket, andyielding means for lockingv the two members together.

6. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adapted to beconnected to a support and having an elongated eyed portion, and agarment hanger supporting track member formed of elongated plates ofmaterial connected together and having their inner end portions bent atright angles to form horizontally extending fixed attaching parts, thesaid attaching parts being spaced apart and extending horizontally onopposite sides of a part of the eyed portion with one of the partsextending through the eyed portion.

7. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adapted to beconnected to a support and having an elongated eyed portion, a garmenthanger supporting track member formed of elongated plates of materialconnected together and having their inner end portions bent horizontallyat right angles to form fixed attaching parts, the said attaching partsbeing spaced apart and extending horizontally on opposite sides of apart of the eyed portion with one of the parts extending through theeyed portion, and yielding means for locking the track member' to thebracket member.

8. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adapted to beconnected to a support and having an elongated eyed portion, a garmenthanger supporting track member formed of elongated plates of materialconnected together and having their inner end portions bent horizontallyat right angles to form fixed attaching parts, the said attaching partsbeing spaced apart and extending on opposite sides of a part of the eyedportion With one of the parts extending horizontally through the eyedportion, and a flat spring mounted on the track member and having aportion Which engages an edge part of the bracket to lock the trackmember to said bracket.

9. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adapted to beconnected to. a support and having an elongated eyed portion, and agarment hanger supporting track member formed of elongated plates ofmaterial connected together and having their inner end portions benthorizontally at right angles to form fixed attaching parts, the outerend portion of one of the plates of material vbeing bent at an angle toform a stop, the said attaching parts being spaced apart and extendinghorizontally on opposite sides of a part of the eyed portion with one ofthe parts extending through the eyed portion.

10. A garment hanger fixture, comprising an eyed bracket member adaptedto be connected to a support, and a garment vhanger supporting trackmember having a fixed angularly bent portion which extends through theeye of the bracket and is horizontally removably connected to thebracket member, said track member having a stop means at its outer endportion. I

11. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a pair of eyed brackets adaptedto be connected to a support in spaced relation, and garment hangersupporting track members having fixed angularly projecting portionsadapted to be inserted horizontally laterally into the eyed. portions ofand on either side of the brackets to vary the distance apart of thetrack members.

12. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a pair of brackets adapted tobe connected to a support in spaced relation, said brackets providedWith elongated lower eyed portions, garment hanger supporting trackmembers having angularly projecting fixed portions adapted to beinserted horizontally laterally into the eyed portions of and on eitherside of the brackets to vary the distance apart of the track members,and yielding means for locking the track members to the brackets inadjusted positions.

13. A. garment hanger fixture, comprising a pair of brackets adapted tobe connected to a support in spaced relation, said brack-YV ets providedwith elongated eyedy portions, and garment hanger supporting trackmembers formed of plates of material connected together in pairs andhaving their inner ends bent horizontally at right angles to form fixedattaching portions, said attaching portions of each track member beingspaced apart and one of said portions adapted to enter the eye of itsrespective bracket horizontally and the otherof said attaching portionsbeing adapted to bear against the outer face of the eyed portion of thebracket, said track members being capable of entering the eyed portionfrom either side edge of the bracket to vary the distance apart of therespective track members to accommodate garment hangers of varyinglengths.

14. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a pair of brackets adapted tobe connected to a support in spaced relation, said brackets providedwith elongated eyed portions, garment hanger supporting track membersformed of plates of material connected together in pairs and havingtheir inner ends bent horizontally at right angles to form fixedattaching portions, said attaching portions of each track member beingspaced apart and one of said portions-adapted to enter the eye of itsrespective bracket horizontally and the other of said attaching portionsbeing adapted to bear against the outer face of the eyed portion of thebracket, said track members beingcapabie of entering` the eyed portion`from either side edge of the bracket to var x/'f the distance apart ofthe re- 10 spective track members to accommodate garment hangers ofvarying lengths, and yielding means for locking the track members totheir respective brackets.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

GEORGE HENRY WHEALY.

Td'itnesses ANNA M. NELSON, Eau. A M. VOLFF.

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